And boy did she appreciate it, very blatantly admiring the flexing of muscles so nicely on display for her. Was it her birthday?

She was not surprised by his surprise though, given how he seemed to react to anything even remotely affectionate that she did. Night Sky smiled sweetly at him. "I didn't, but I wanted to." The peonies had been a request for the garden and were already on her mind and, as she had said, the fiery red stone had reminded her of him - it only made sense he should have it. "I like you, so I want to give you things that I think you'll like. That's how it usually works." When you're trying to date someone, that is.